Earthly.

Genie Studio in Arakawa-ku, Tokyo.

Today, the atmosphere is a little different than usual.

A professional camera team of five or six people came to the studio, and this camera crew was invited to shoot a documentary for Genie Studio.

It is said to be a documentary, but it is more accurate to shoot a promotional film in the form of a documentary.

The main content of the promotion is that GENIE will be broadcasting a new episode of tV in July this year, that is, in the second half of this month-"Urtengu's Monster Retreat House".

The host of the photography team, named Mari Miyazaki, is a young mature woman of about twenty-six or seventeen years old.

After entering the studio, Miss Miyazaki took a notebook to write and change.

THE NOTEBOOK CONTAINS A SYNOPSIS OF GENIE RELATED TO IT:

[This is Genie Co., Ltd., located in Tokyo, and although it is an animation company that cooperates with many companies, most of the company's employees are responsible for the progress of the process. "Miss Mary", which was previously produced through this model, was highly praised for its excellent quality......]

Miyazaki is a very serious working woman, and she had prepared a lot of interview questions and two voice-over scripts that could be used in the documentary footage long before she came to shoot.

Of course, now that we have come to the scene, some of the content still needs to be revised in time.

While revising the contents of the notebook, Miyazaki was still communicating with the shooting work on two threads: "Miss Kamiya, is it okay to start filming and interviewing now?" ”

The so-called "Miss Kamiya" refers to Shiori Kamiya, of course.

The human pseudonym of the Demon Concubine of Wenche.

At this time, Wenche, who is the general affairs and animation producer, was receiving the camera team: "The confidential content in the studio that is not open to public at this stage has been put away, and shooting can be carried out freely at any time." If you do the interview, everyone in the studio will cooperate with you. ”

"Helped a lot."

THE CAMERA CREW BEGAN TO FILM GENIE STUDIO.

For example, the ones displayed in the entrance hallway, the well-received "Miss Mary" merchandise, and the half-height Miss Mary Q version of the figurine.

For example, the environment of the work area.

He even filmed a radio gymnastics scene that was scheduled to be performed in the studio at 3 p.m. every weekday.

Many animation companies in Japan will take their employees to do a set of broadcast gymnastics at a fixed time, and Genie is no exception.

After all, except for the Wenche Demon Concubine who wears [Painted Skin], the other employees working in the studio are all human. Sitting for a long time is not good for their health, and by moving their body, they can also refresh their spirits, thereby improving their work efficiency.

In this documentary trailer, Ms. Miyazaki intends to start with the situation of Genie Studio.

So these captured images should be usable later.

In addition to shooting studio materials, another important job is interviewing-

Question: "As one of the members, what do you think is the appeal of GENIE?" ”

Director Kawanishi: "It's teamwork, and there's the personal charm of Kamiya's general affairs." Hehe, what matters is the atmosphere of the process when everyone creates together. ”

Kamiya General Affairs pays a lot of attention to this, and if the discussion process is boring, then even if there is a good idea, it may be difficult for everyone to express it, so Kamiya General Affairs always maintains a good atmosphere in the studio. Actually, I value this very much, and I think GENIE is very important to me. ”

Question: "What kind of person do you think the general affairs of Kamiya is?" ”

"Miss Kamiya, she's a little harsh."

The original artist Mari Kiyota said this, but continued with a brisk smile: "But it is very reliable, and the team can't do without her." Because Miss Kamiya is also an animation producer.,Usually if there is a little problem with the original painting.,She'll be asked right away.。 Even if something doesn't feel clear, she'll be keenly aware of it and will soon come to the edge of your seat. ”

"For projects like "Urtengu's Yokai Retreat House", the most important thing for me is the protagonist 'Crow'. The most difficult and time-consuming part is how to portray and create the image of the 'crow' through the picture. ”

"Miss Kamiya's storyboard helped me a lot. When I watched the storyboard, I could really feel that there was the 'crow' that Miss Kamiya wanted to show the audience, a vivid, flesh-and-blood character. So, as long as I get involved and work with the painting, then there is no problem. ”

Ask: "Are there any small details in the creative process that you can share?" ”

Original artist Takahiro Tazawa: "I remember there was a shot where I drew a large cloud in the background. After seeing it, Miss Kamiya told me to simply remove all the clouds and let a large area of the background come out......"

Ask: "Is there any special meaning for removing clouds from the lens?" ”

Shiori Kamiya, General Affairs and Animation Producer: "When the crow's heart was depicted in that shot, the clouds were a bit of an eyesore. The crow was indifferent on the outside at the beginning, with an indifferent and closed psychology of dealing with people, ignoring and closing off. ”

"In that kind of lens language, if even the environment is very depressing, it seems a little too forceful. So it's not so much that the clouds are an eyesore, it's that the shot doesn't need that background......"

After interviewing the demon concubine, Miyazaki Mari put away the microphone.

Then she silently glanced at the interviewee who was sitting at her desk.

"This Miss Kamiya is really professional and capable, and it seems that the interview topics of the entire studio can't avoid her...... In this case, it is the soul of the so-called entire club. ”

Mari Miyazaki thought so.

She is a professional media person related to the animation industry, and she has interviewed many, many people so far, but this Miss Kamiya feels very special to her.

How so......

Is it because she is outstanding, not losing the appearance of a star?

Or is it her kaolin-flower-like, inaccessible and cold temperament?

It doesn't seem to be.

It's something more internal.

It's a little funny to say, but Miyazaki Mari feels that when he faces Shiori Kamiya, he seems to be able to feel a subtle sense of fear and oppression.

"But she's obviously not my leader."

Maybe some people are born to be leaders?

But then again, Miss Kamiya is very beautiful, and that iceberg beauty temperament is very commensurate with a capable oL professional outfit.

The slim shirt, the tight hip-hugging skirt, the shapely legs wrapped in black silk, and the cool high heels.

Tsk tsk.

Even if she is also a woman, even if Shiori Kamiya looks a little younger than herself......

But Miyazaki Mari still had the urge to pounce at her feet and call her "sister".

Such a beauty, of course, I have to give a few more shots!

Cutting more shots of Miss Kamiya into the promotional documentary will definitely add a lot of color to the finished film!

The interviews inside the studio are mostly done, and after that, we will copy some of the pilot footage of "Urtengu's Yokai Retreat House", and tomorrow we will interview the voice actors who participated in the production of this drama.

As a promotional video, some of the pictures and shots of the drama are displayed, and the relevant content of the voice actor is the focus.

This link can show the sincerity of GENIE's new ...... and financial resources.

Mari Miyazaki also has some literacy reserves in the animation industry, and she has noticed that although Genie Studio only emerged last year, there is really no shortage of funds for the operation of this company.

This can be seen from "Uttengu's Monster Retreat House".

The picture of this new episode is extremely well-made and gorgeous.,It's not the kind of bloated and gorgeous just to show off your skills.。 After all, in the process of animation production, Miss Kamiya even considered the small details such as "should there be clouds" in the shot.

In short, you can see the money burning in every frame.

There is a visual aesthetic at any cost.

The voice actors who participated in the production are basically the most popular head aces in the industry.

"GENIE'S LAST "UNSTABLE MISS MARY" WAS A GREAT SUCCESS, YES, BUT IS JUST ONE WORK ENOUGH TO BRING THEM SUCH A BIG CASH FLOW? Or is the mysterious president behind this studio really capable? ”

Of course.

Questions like this, Miyazaki Mari just thought about it in his heart, and he would not ask it.

When the content materials on the studio's side were almost finished, Miss Miyazaki thought of something and asked, "That's right." Miss Kamiya, about your scripter, Mr. Sogaru, can you interview him in this promotional video? ”

The previous plot of "Miss Mary" was widely acclaimed, and the script was completely handled by Mr. Gargle.

The industry's evaluation of this unborn scripter is not low.

Now the new "Urtengu's Monster Retreat House" is still created by Mr. Shuliu, so Miss Miyazaki wants to ask this teacher about the process of writing the script again, and the old work and the new work will carry on the past and the future, and add some material to the promotional video.

"Teacher Shuliu will not accept offline interviews. However, you can contact him directly by phone here. ”

Concubine Wenche said this, her tone was very flat, but it was undeniable.

Mr. Shuryu, another of GENIE's weird employees, Chiaki Miyake, of course won't give any face-to-face interviews.

"Ha, haha." Miss Miyazaki laughed dryly twice to ease the embarrassment, "No wonder the industry says that Mr. Shuryu is very mysterious." ”

In fact, it's not just this script teacher who can't see anyone.

There's a sense of mystery throughout GENIE.

But as an animation company that mainly promotes monster stories, maybe it's not a bad thing to have a bit of mystery?

……

The demon concubine called Chiaki Miyake in the studio.

After a brief communication, I turned on the speakerphone and motioned for Ms. Miyazaki to conduct an interview.

"Hello, Mr. Shuliu. I'd like to ask you some questions about the new work "Urtengu's Monster Retreat". ”

"Well, just ask."

Mr. Shuliu's voice seems to have been processed in some way, and it is not the original sound transmitted over the phone.

But it's good to be able to get in touch, and Miss Miyazaki naturally doesn't care about this.

The dutiful hostess flipped through her notebook and found some questions that had been prepared before:

"Miss Mary and Urtengu's Yokai Retreat House both revolve around the theme of yokai stories, can you please talk about the biggest difference between the two games?"

Chiaki Miyake replied fluently: "Although they are all telling the story of monsters, Miss Mary's plot is mainly centered on the modern era, and in this context, a lot of modern urban weird legends are integrated. Even traditional yokai will be displayed in a more modern way. ”

"And the first stage of the story of "Urtengu's Yokai Retreat" was set during the Downfall Movement before the Meiji Restoration, shortly after the Black Ship Incident."

"This is a special background of the times, and there is a lot worth portraying. Feudalism struggled with the emerging forces of capital, and at the same time accompanied by the influx of Western ideas. Feudal lords and heroes are in dispute, and many townspeople and ronin, who were originally in the lower classes, have risen in the torrent of the times. Against such a backdrop, the yokai story unfolded from the perspective of the two protagonists, with a traditional Japanese style and novelty, I believe it will give the audience a new visual experience. ”

Mari Miyazaki: "Well, what are the considerations for the design of the two male protagonists? ”

Chiaki Miyake: "One of the protagonists, the crow, as the embodiment of the vanished Ainu belief in Kamui Uttengu, has a negative attitude towards human nature from the moment he appears, and his personality is relatively stereotyped, but he has a deeper sense of justice as Kamui. ”

The second protagonist, Ryuken Igarashi, as a representative image of the townspeople who accumulated a certain amount of wealth in the context of the Curtain Fall Movement, is young, optimistic, and willing to accept new things that have emerged with Western thought, and at the same time has the sleek personality of the small citizens of the time. The two protagonists with very different personalities get along every day, and they can collide with a lot of interesting sparks. ”

The story design of "Urtengu's Monster Retreat House" is a double male protagonist.

Among them, Igarashi Ryuken is a descendant of a wealthy human businessman, who has inherited the family wealth and is very business-minded, but he doesn't like to make money and do business.

On the surface, he is a folklorist who is keen to write about some supernatural and strange phenomena, but in private, he has a strong ability to be inspired to run a monster retreat house.

The story begins when Igarashi accidentally freed Ainuu Tengu Kamui "Raven" from an ancient shrine during a mission.

Since then, the two have been acting together, and although Igarashi sometimes plays pranks that cause the two to quarrel, in the process of resolving the incident, the relationship between the two begins to slowly change, and gradually accumulates a deep friendship......

In the main line of the story, although the two protagonists have been in contact with the heroes of the two forces of the fallen curtain and the zuomu, they have not directly participated in this vigorous social change movement of the times.

Chiaki Miyake just uses the perspective of the two protagonists to slowly unfold a picture of a strange monster with a special era style and temperament, luxurious and gorgeous.

That's basically a story.

Mari Miyazaki: "Also, I heard that in "Miss Mary", the much-loved protagonist Miss Mary will also make a cameo appearance in the new episode. ”

Chiaki Miyake: "Yes, Miss Mary will appear as a supporting role in the tenth episode. ”

"But at that time, it didn't seem like there was a phone yet, right?" Miyazaki, who had done his homework, chuckled.

Miyake on the other end of the phone also smiled: "This involves the origin story of how Miss Mary was born." Perhaps the tenth episode in the new episode can be used as an independent little prequel to how Mary, who came across the ocean at that time, was related to the god of fortune. We at Genie are committed to creating a gorgeous yokai universe. ”

CHIAKI MIYAKE DID NOT HIDE GENIE'S "AMBITIONS".

This "Utengu's Yokai Retreat House" is indeed a tailor-made work for Kamiya's subordinate Utengu to obtain the spread of faith, but it is also a stepping stone to the Genie Yokai universe.